SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS: 31 Unforgettable Stories of God’s Continuous Care
“The Story Behind the Story”
Some of my favorite times for reflection, planning, and prayer lies between waking up and getting up. On January 15th, I woke with an old hymn singing in my mind.
“When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed. When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost. Count your many blessings, name them one by one. And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” Johnson Otman, Jr., ©1897.now public domain.
I smiled and started to count. Faith. Family. Friends. Financial help when resources dwindled. Memories. Returning health. Shelter in time of storm. Ways of escape in times of trouble and danger.
“I need to put my articles showing how God has worked in my life in a book,” I exclaimed. My latest magazine sale, evidence of God’s most recent example of meeting a specific need, was receiving praise from my former writing students. When I told them I felt led to begin this new project, one said (in part), “Ever since I read the article, I’ve felt you needed to write such a book.”
I began the same day.
SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS is divided into sections that match the different eras of my life. Darrington Days, from birth to age 35. Vancouver Interlude, age 35-43. At Home in Auburn, age 43-present and future. Re-living more than eight decades of relying on God for direction, companionship, and continuous care, brought smiles, tears, and overwhelming gratitude.
Please join me on my journey, with its mountain highs and valley lows.
Blessings,
Colleen
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Thank you for this wonderful story about what inspired the book. I look forward to reading and buying it and hope to have it autographed by the author 🥰.
Hugs,
Melanie
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I look forward to reading it, Colleen. I enjoy your personal experience writing.
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